Comments on: Name That Candy: German Seashell Cola Candy

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:54:57 +0000

I was an Army brat in a little military town called Pattonville outside Ludwigsburg, Germany from ’62-’66. I don’t remember as much about the candy like my sisters do but I do remember trading comics, playing marbles, leaving our shoes outside for St Nicholas to fill on CHristmas. My fondest memory is playing with Castles. My older brothers had the nice ones but I sure liked mine with all the miniature Romans and Knights etc.

Wow! that was a long time ago

By: Barbara Heun-Ploch

Barbara Heun-Ploch — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:34:31 +0000

Loved those seashells. AF Brat at Toul Rosieres France. The candy can be bought in the plastic shells. I imagine the novelty of the real shell made them taste much better to us kids. The memory of France got me looking for these candies and I was happy to find BRATS… Air Force and Army we are all connected. AF from Toul Rosieres France can find TRAB on Facebook. TRAB is now a solar farm. There was a ceremony last year on base with the French and Americans for the final shutdown of the base.
Thanks for the memories.

Barbara Heun-Ploch
patio@maverickbbs.com

By: Angie Roach

Angie Roach — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:35:47 +0000

I also remember them and was hoping some one could tell me how to make them so I could make some for my Kid this Christmas.

By: BETH BUTLER

BETH BUTLER — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:22:59 +0000

OMG THIS IS SUCH A TRIP I AM SITTING HERE WITH MY BOYFREIND AND WE ARE EATING GERMAN CANDY AND THE SCHIECKMUSCHEIN CAME UP I CALLED IT TEH HONEY SEASHELL CANDY SO WE GOOGLED AND FOUND THIS SITE AND I AM NOTICING ALOT OF US ARMY BRATS LOOKING FOR THE SAME CANDY LOL AND WAS THINKING WONDER HOW MANY WE MIGHT KNOW WELL HERE GOES I HAVE NOT FOUND WHERE TO GET IT SENT TO ME BUT I WILL BEFORE IT IS OVER AND HERE IS TEH OTHER THING IF YOU LIVED IN MUNICH GERMANY FROM 71-74 PLEASE SEND ME AN EMAIL MY STEPFATHERS LAST NAME WAS PURSLEY AND MINE WAS BUTLER. WENT BACK TO GERMANY IN 99 AND STILL COULD NOT FIND THEM I WAS IN BREMAN THEN I WOULD SO LIKE TO HAVE THEM AGIAN. SMALL WORLD :)

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:13:17 +0000

To Rochelle in post #61.. I lived in Aukamn housing in Wiesbaden in 1965…used to get sour sticks (like a sweet tart) and gummy bears and gummy cokes in a little candy store in Bierstadt which I think was named Lulies (loo lies)….does that ring a bell?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:10:38 +0000

I remembered what they’re called in French! Coquillage roudoudou or just roudoudou for short. Here’s an entry from French Wiki on them.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roudoudou_(bonbon)

Two interesting points in the article. It says they were most popular from 1960-70. They no longer use real seashells, rather plastic.

And they mainly came from Cotignac, Orléans, close to where my family was stationed..

Still widely available online, for example

http://www.mamie-dine.com/roudoudou-p-121.html?osCsid=a3ebb58ba3db5a6127aa9cf9438e706e

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:48:14 +0000

I ate seashell candies in Orleans, France in the early 60s when my dad was stationed there. It was barley sugar candy, I remember.

Funny cuz I just asked a French friend if they still have them over there and she said she didn’t think so.

By: PAM

PAM — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:15:33 +0000

I ate these Shell candies also while growing up in Germany. So where can we order these????? Please let me know.

By: Debs Scott

Debs Scott — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:48:59 +0000

Air Force brat here…lived at Patch Barracks from ’68 until ’72 in Kefurt Village. I am so happy to find others that remember these shells. I loved them and as soon as my comment posts, I’m going to order some.

BTW, if anyone comes here was stationed at Patch at any time or went to Boeblingen School, come over to facebook and join our group!

By: Kim Taylor

Kim Taylor — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:04:54 +0000

Me, too, Rochell! If you find sour sticks, I would like to know! They were and always will be my favorite! I lived in Wildflecken, Bad Bruckenau, and Frankfurt in the late 50′s as an Army brat! Thanks, Kim